Sleigh attachment for vehicles.



No. 861,937. PATENTED JULY 23, 1907. R. KUBBLKA. SLEIGH ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION nun fun. 12. 1907.

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2 SKBETS-SHEET 1.

I INVENTOR WIT 155155 Allorney PATENTED JULY 23, 1.907.

R. KUBELKA. SLEIGH. ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

2. SHEETS-SHEET 2 APPLIUATIQN FILED MAR. 12, 1907.

/ Al/orrmy HUDOLF KUB'ELKA, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SLEIGH ATTAGIHIEN T FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed Emit 12.1907. Serial No- 362,062.

To all iii/tom it may r'nm't'rn:

Br it. known that l. lit-non" hlni-ZLKA. 11 suhjort of tho Emporor of Austria. rtwiding at. Washington. in'thte Disltitt of toluuihiu, have itHtlllOti t-t-rtain now and usvlul improvoint-nt's in Sloigh Attaohmvuts [or Votor nut] ntlu-r Vohivlvs. of which thtt'olltm'ing is u full. ('lfizii', mid t'xmt spt-vilit'zttion.

Broadly stutttl. it consists of runnors suspvndvd from at \t'ill('lt' and ndnptt-d to ho brought. wht-u dt'sirt-d. l1) sttitztlilv iiu't-lmuisui into tiptl'lllifl" t-out-tttt with the ground; it is also t-onsisliug of 21 tml'tion (lt'\'l(( opt-r- :\tt=d by tho powt-r tltiVtll wluw-ts: and it consists furtiior of runnt-rs :lllzlIilt'tl to ho plii i ti uudvr t-ho wht-t-ls whivh lll't not powa'r drivt-n.

'l'ht tltlllilr til t'onst rut-lion for nt't-oinpiishing tho furlgoing and hr-roiimttt-r dist'losod ohjt-t-ts is (lt'NtllHtl. in tin following (ltt HikvtiUtL pointtnl out in uppvndvd shims. and illusiratt-d in the zit't-mnpanying drawings in whivh-- I Figurv t is a side hlovution oi a motor \'('l1i(lt' t'quippseti with th lllYt'tll ion and shown in ttpt'lzttit'O pt sition tor tlst' as it sl ight Fig. 2 isu b ttom plan vit-wof tho Vtllitlt shown in hi" I. Fig. 3 is :1. dotail of our of lig. 2 isnrvur viowot' LtlllQtOl' vt-hit-ln showing the roar ruunors suspvndt-d from the raising of thipow l'1\Xl(. Fig. ')2 an oim'stionoiontmfthvlinks of tho tmwtionr-lmiu showing it in position upon the rim of thr- \".lti 'lt whet-t. i ig. ii is at triuisvvrsv sv titm of hi 5. Fig. 7 in a pvrspt-r'tiYuVivW of u- ]ioi'iioii of thtf rnt'tion t-huinv Fig. 8 is :t tit-mil Sttlitlil on tho lino Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is'a dotsil of one of tlurunnt-rs to ho iisvriillulrt 2L whtwl that is not powor tlrivvn. Fig. ll? is L dt-tuil of thtswivt'l Hl t'Vt in whivh'tlio parallt-l rot! slitlvs.

l indit-utvs .1. motor vt-iiit-lu, 2' its powvr uxlv, Cl tho trut'tiou Wilitlttzhvivon, t tho stvvring nxltillltl'5 tho wht-t-ls mrriod tht-rt-hy. ilr'ar NUHH'IH ti are pirotzilly suspontiod. hy moans of rods 7, to tho (fitting ot' lilt' powt-rztxltof tho Yt'lllt'lt. fiiugonttllydisposvd hint-t.- rods S 111'! )i\ot:tll}' :Lttm'ht-d to tho runners it tho point of Hit pivotal 'UtlIH'(l.lt)t! llli'flit) ol' tin-rods 7, l.l]l' uppt-r t-nds of tho rods 8 twin :tlso pivutnlly ((HHHttttl tnzl (lip .t whivh is tixt-d to tho outvr t'tisingot' tho power LLXh". 'lartt-ltvl rods l0, :trv pivot-ally '("lllt't'lttl to tho rnmu-rs ti. and tllt tvlvsropimtlly Hil]l])(lll.('tl in swivvl slt-t-vt-s ll z-ztrrit-d lay tho [mum of tho vohi -lv. Svt's st'rvws thrt-udt-d into tho HlPI'Vt ll hold 'tlltrods it) in position the-rvin itftvr adjustnwnt. 'llio rt-tir swivvl at with side of tho vtihitrlo, has mountvd thvrt-on a pullvy l2 ovvr whirh runs a ('dl)l( t3, sor'm'o l atom! (-ml, by a. (lip i l, to tht; roar [)ttlitlltl rod, the table passing from tiuiulh y l2 mound it drum [5, iiXtll to it shaft, Hi, and

from this drum thttrublt- 'mssos. and is nttnt'hod to tht-v forward out! of aimirunnt-r ti.

Thy shziit i6 is plOYltlttl atv var-h out! with .1 drum [5, and at Ottt- (-ud it hits st-vurt-d to it. it rut-hot wht-t-l l7. zulnptvd to ho at-t'uzitt-d by :1 rtitt-liot'ltvvr lb mountod luost ly upon thv shalt Hit Tho lt'YPl lht-iu-rivs .l ltVtlSihlv pawl IS) and it t'(\'tt'sil l( lotliili: pm] is also provided to hold lltt' shul'l ill posit ion :tllt! "nation:

'lh forward 0nd of (*nth roar runner has pivutGd thereto 1 lover 2|. This lvror t-nrrit-s a spindle 2:2 on which is l'ovoluhly inountod a whOvl 23 having a rim of similar t-russ-svt'tion to tltzlt of tho whools on thv power axle. The position of tho whet-ls 23 (win be changed by ulmins of the ost-illuliun of their t-tirrying lovers 2]. nt-h of whit-h is prm'idod with a lutrh \\'l1i(l1 ngagos a pin :2! svvurud lntittlluf the minnow- 6. A lltlt'llttll t'llzllll 12 t'oun wts (ih'll of the driven wheels of llttt'puwtl nxlv to a vorresptuulingly posilinnvtlwhvvl 23 mrrivd by a rumwr ti. 'l'hv t-h-ttin 25 is tomposed of sot-lion's 2t). oath of \Ylilt'll (-omprises t1 blade 27 and at rvinl'ort-ing plntt 1Z8. 'lhu hhtde 27 is slit to form tongues 29 and is formed with n hase t-ui'vod to t-onfornl to the t-ontour of tho vross-sot-tion 0f the tirvs of wheels 4 and 23. the lXlFU living fornit-d with a flange 30 to int-rettse its hearing: surint-o on the tires of the'whvols.

I The plate 38 is iornu-d with it flange .il. and is secured to thv blade 27. liy hulls 32. This plate tltlH its :1 r0- intort-vmmit to tlw hlzidt' 27 t tn'vvcnt thv bonding of tho latter wht-n it t'onltu-ts with thO ground. The settions 2!; of the t'huiu 25. are unitud by rods 33 fnruu-tl at out: mid with a hook. and st-row-thrvndvd at the other (ind. 'iht: hooks of the Hill 33 engage ring-bolts 34.

irovidod with st/rcw-thrvzuictl shanks 35. whit-h pass through openings in the hhtdo27 and platv 28. The st-rew threads on the ringdmlts and on the tuntiguous unds ot Ill! mils 33 are oppositely iiuelinod and eat-h t-ouplc compost-11 of it ring-bolt, and it rod are united by means of a nut having rightnnd loftv tlu't-ads. Av nut as shown in Fig 8 secures (sch ring bolt. to its sent-ion 26v 'lhn runners 36 for the steering whtuls 5, arm approximately U-slutpud in t'ross-sot'tion. 'lhvy are soourvd to tho whnnls by means oli st raps 37 whit-h umhrtu'u tiltrim of tho wheel. Thirst: straps are pivolttlly t'onnvt'tvd to it lever 38. whirl: is pivotvd at 39 to a. runut-r 36. The ltivm' 38 has also pivotod to it it. link 40. the latter living pivott-t'l to u blot-k ll adapted to ho lort'vd into ongagt mioht. with the tire of it when] by the same mova- Ill(lllof the l(\-'1l' 38 that. tightens the st rap it? about the rim. The levvr 38 is providod with :t pivoted sm'mv-holt. 42 which projot-ts through an PM on tho runnor and is rntniuud in any udjustod position by anut whit-h vngngos the st-rew-liolt; and rests upon lllt car.

When tho whit-lg is b ing ust-d inthu ordinary manuer, the forward runners are carried in tho hotly of the vohit-lo, and the roar runners are swung up out, of contzu-t with the ground, the parallel rode it) being refit) nunetl in an elevated ponitiuu by the H0l-S(l't\\'$ ml the sleeves l.

When it is desired tu us'e the vehit-le am it sleigh. the l'nrwnnl ruuuelxilti tire lll'fill pliulll upon the gt'ntlllll. and the \tllit'll' is llll'll prupelletl inru'nrli t'zlll \lll}.! the tires ut' the steering wheels llllu the tllillllll'lttl rut-1'. hi the runners. The latter are then lll'llll ttitllllll layuienus nl' the strain 37 :tntl-hlnek ll uh will he rezulily uutler- Slntitl, The sehsvrews in the swivel sleeves H are nexl witlnlntn'u ru n engagement \\llll llnparallel rutl.- in :lntl the tlllllllfi l are rnnuetl tn lt-.i\\' fttlwilltl the mhles autiu-hetl In the l'nrn'nrll (lltl hi the rt-nrruunersti. The resultant [HlWllltl tum'etnent nt' lhe =e runners nurses them it llt-'(lll:llt tlnn'tnrurcllynlmut the pu axle t'nnn nhn'h they zllt' nivntnlly suspended. ll the rmls T nutl 8 upprmu'hiug n :ertienl. lift the rear [inl'llull hi the \0- lll('ll. thus lifting the wheels It l'rntu euntaet with the grnuutl. The lrnetinu 01min .5 is nun plan-ell nu the tmnrruheels Il ntnl the t'ntupnuion n'lieeln 23. thehuler helm then unwell lulu position in llltlfl suilaihle teuniuu nu the tlltlll l 25,;unl tnhring lltlltltltll'h ZZTintntnu-tinunl ttllllilt'l with the ground. The pnrnllelrmlslflme next .-eeuretl in their :nljustetl pnsitinn h means nf the set} surf-it's in the sleeves l l and the vehiele islhen arranged in run an a sleigh. Atthe motive power is nnw applied In the pun-er axle. the latter rotates. thus rultlllltg the wheels 13. which urinate the tmt-tion chain 25. the lllzNlOh 27 of which inking intu the sunw ur enntat-ting with the ire lying upon the grnuntl propel the vehiele nlung nu its runners. When the use of the \i'llit'lt an a sletl in nu lnnger (lC' lIDtl. the l'nrwtu'tl runners can he' rennin-(l. the FeliFerewn in the sleeves ll loosened. llllll the drums l5 iOltllOll in tlmw forward the etrhle atiilt'lltll in the nunllel rods in. whieh are thus tlrttwn intu' lli(l it) and tn the runners 6. will}; be replaced by separule t-nhlns. eat-h having its own tlrntn which could be nf tlih'erent diameters if found expedient.

Having thus (ltFt'lilKll my inventiun, what. I claim is:

it In :i n-hh-hu! the (limit described. the mmhlnatlon with runners |ii\(il:lll SllRpl'fldld from the vehlele, of pin-- ulh-l rmln illi'ttlttl tn the runners and slhllngip' engaging th t'rnunnt' the vehh'le. and aimin for uncllhitlng the lllllllt l's inlu and nut n! engnutljnient with the ground.

L'. in it whit-1e n!" the t'lilss u-srrlhefl, the cunihliint'lcm with runners. nt tntls ph'ntully suspending the runners from tiniltlfl'tl :|.\'h-. ptu-nlh-l muuirnteti In the runners, -.\'i\|-l sleeves 'rhwl h the (mute n! the vehicle and :lllzlltl 'll In mljmlzthly sllpptlll the parallel reds. enhlvn nt t'lll'l'll In th runners and tn the put'ttllel mils, retniuH- v th'tum :nlnptml tn npt-rntt' the entries, :1 wheel ndjnstuhly rnrt'lt-tl by rut-h runner. llllll u trnrtiun ehnln passing over the \vltnvl't-urriutl by u runner illlll also nus-slu river a cornwpnnllinu lh'lwn whet-l on the mm-r mile.

11. in :1 vvlu'vh' nf the rhtss tlt-seriln-rl. the enmhinntlnu with l'tll' runners. til .i -ul n-|uliu u' rm] and u ht'aee. 'rnti nivntnll v t'nnuuvtwl tn tntrh runner and :th-in plvntnlly ennuuer -tl in the pmvt-t' shut't ut the vehicle. swivel sleeves t'JH'IlId hr the frame hi the w-hh-le. parallel rods. nl'mtally ennneetetl tn the runners and slitllngly engaging the swivel sleeves mennstmhultllm: the parallel reds in an Illljllslttl lmsltltm In the swivel sleeves. n enhle secured in n nnrnlh-l rm] ut eneh runner and also secured to curb runner. n slnift. th-nmn fixed to the shaft and ('nntrnlllng the t-nhlt-s. means for rotating the drum-earning shaft, in ti'm-timl ehuln ennnc-vtlng :1 wheel t-ni'rletl by a runner with n rurrespnntling driven wheel en the power nxkn'and tnt-wnrtl runners mlupteti tn retelve the steering wheels llll l In he relnm'nitly secured therein.

4. runner lmvlru: n elnmnt-leti ernwweetion. an peimb in, lever nlvntetl therein. :1 slltli) tilvnterl tn the nut-ratinglet-er uml adapted tn engage a wheel. it link pivoted to the n wrntlng lever n him-k. plvutetl to the link. and means rm hnltllng the operating lever In un adjusted position.

5. trm-tinn r-lniln hut-luv ser-flnns tleihehnhly connected h IU(l.- untl nuts. with set-lion comprising a plate vslit. tn form tongues. and a rei nt'uruing plate secured to the tun zutplntv. hnth plates being shaped to the contour t-t n th'rnt :1 wheel.

in testimony whereof I ntllx my signiitureu ltl l ull malar a.

in the presence ofill-HI. lll-ttxtvKli. G. llt'r'rxtnn. 

